John Delcos enters his third season covering the Mets for The Journal News after eight seasons on the Yankees beat. Prior to coming to New York, John covered the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians.

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I was 8 years old when the Mets won the 69 World Series and I remember the catches by Swoboda and Agee. Those were the days when the game was played in the afternoon. I had a 3rd grade teacher who loved the Mets and she would turn on the game and let us watch before we left to go home.
That was such an exciting time!

Agee stealing home in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Dodgers July 24, 1970. He was yelling to childhood buddy Cleon Jones “Don’t swing!” as he came in. Earlier in the inning pinch runner Al Weis was picked off second.